AltWeeklies Wire
Get Some Ballsnew
Some Kansas City fogeys are too afraid to even talk about a downtown ballpark.
The Pitch |
C.J. Janovy |
11-01-2005 |
Commentary
A Man Known as Shorty Rides to Reform Gay Rodeonew
Gay rodeo combines traditional machismo events with camp contests in steer decorating and goat dressing.
Chiefs' Star Signs With Rocawear Fashionnew
Larry Johnson, known both for his football playing and his temper, is modeling a line of clothes aimed at the urban market.
Track Scarsnew
A track meet scandal that got two high school coaches punished appears to be much ado about next to nothing.
Stroke of Geniusnew
Some male nude models just have up-and-down days.
Surf's Up -- in Kansasnew
There wasn't an ocean in Kansas, so Mike Olson decided to build one for landlocked wakeboarders.
The Pitch |
Ben Paynter |
07-19-2005 |
Recreation
Tags: cable parks, Wakeboard Nebraska
The ACLU Is About More Than the Patriot Actnew
The retiring executive director of the ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri is afraid new members of the organization will forget its unglamorous, week-to-week mission.
The Pitch |
C.J. Janovy |
07-06-2005 |
Commentary
One-Armed Skater Toughens Up Women's Roller Derbynew
Brooke Leavitt lost an arm at age 3 but she's a formidable foe on the rink.
Dropping Trounew
The Kansas City Star finds its leading story in a bathroom, of all places.
Tony Pena's Off-the-Field Distractionnew
According to an au pair's testimony in a divorce case, former Kansas City Royals manager Tony Pena had an extramarital affair with the mother of newborn triplets.
Quitting Royals Manager Accused of Romantic Liaisonnew
Realtor Kelly J. Locke says he subpoenaed former Kansas City Royals manager Tony Peña to testify in his pending divorce trial because he believes that Peña had an affair with his wife.
Probing the Private Records of an Attorney Generalnew
The Pitch would like to know the last time Phill Kline went to the doctor and what for. But it lacks the power of the Kansas Attorney General, who subpoenaed 90 women's records from two abortion clinics.
The Pitch |
C.J. Janovy |
04-12-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: Privacy, women's issues
Legendary High School Coach Has Won at a Pricenew
Last year Bud Lathrop reached a milestone 900 wins in a half-century of coaching basketball at a Missouri high school. But he's known for getting in trouble for using a wooden paddle on players who missed free throws during practice.
Demand for Missouri Caviar Spawns Cutthroat Competitionnew
A global shortage of caviar, owing to the overfishing of the Caspian Sea's beluga sturgeon, is making the Mississippi and Missouri rivers once again a nexus for the caviar trade.
The Pitch |
Kristen Hinman |
03-22-2005 |
Food+Drink
How to Tell If Your Wife's Really Pregnantnew
Kevin Montgomery of Melvern, Kansas, claims he had no idea something was terribly wrong about his wife Lisa's "pregnancy." After all, there's a lot on the mind of the average rural Kansas man.
